AMESBURY, Mass. (AP) – A mixed-media painting attributed to Pablo Picasso has been sold after spending 50 years in a closet in a house in Maine. The Boston Globe reports that John McInnis Auctioneers, based in Massachusetts, auctioned the painting titled Le Tricorne on June 26.
Greek police recover Picasso, Mondrian works stolen in 2012
ATHENS (AP) – Greek police say they have recovered two paintings by 20th century masters Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian, nearly a decade after their theft from the country’s biggest state art gallery in Athens.
Literary lions promise roaring success at RR Auction June 16
BOSTON – RR Auction‘s June Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale brings almost 900 lots to the auction block, featuring robust art and literature sections with online bidding through June 16. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
Clementine Hunter painting enlivens June 20 Auctions at Showplace sale
NEW YORK – On June 20, Auctions at Showplace will offer 280 lots directly from New York City and metropolitan estates including an impressive selection of fine art, furniture, and decorative arts. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
5 things you didn’t know about Pablo Picasso’s early career
The art world celebrates the birthday of Pablo Picasso today, October 25. The Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker and ceramicist is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century.
Exceptionally prolific throughout his life, Picasso (1881-1973) achieved universal renown and an immense fortune from his revolutionary artistic accomplishments.
Forty-three years after his death, Picasso’s paintings still sell for record prices. His Les femmes d’Alger (Version 0), a colorful depiction of women of Algiers, sold at Christie’s on May 11, 2015 for $179.4 million. It remains the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction.